UC Santa Barbara2012 Austin saw plenty of action in his freshman season for
the Gauchos appearing in 17 games starting a total of 13...led the
pitching staff with 8 wins...earned a save in his first career
relief appearance vs San Jose State on February 24...was 4th on the
team with 79.0 innings pitched and had a season high 7.1 in a start
against LMU on March 3...finished the year with a 4.44 ERA and 33
strikeouts.

High School A four-year letterwinner for head coach Mike Curran at
Esperanza High ... In his junior year he was selected First Team
All-Sunset League with a record of 8-1 and a 2.65 ERA ... His
senior year he was First Team All-Century League, Third Team
All-County and had a record of 8-5 with a 2.41 ERA ... As a senior,
his team made it to the finals of the CIF Championship ... He also
played some basketball for the Aztecs.

Personal Austin Pettibone was born on September 10, 1992 to his
parents Jay and Linda ... He has two siblings – Jon, 21, and
Ashley, 15 ... Considering majoring in chemistry ... Plans on
pursuing a career in professional baseball ... His favorite sports
team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... His most memorable sports moment
was pitching at Dodger Stadium for the CIF Division 1 final ... His
favorite movie is Warrior and his favorite book is Into Thin Air
... He likes playing golf and listening to Eric Church ... His
favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, and Roy Halladay
... His favorite TV show is The Office.